Turbine system.



W. KIESER.

TURBINE SYSTEM. APPLICATION FILED JAN.13, 1909 1,081,387. Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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Witnesses: Inventor;

, Walter Kieser; 7% m flfl b9 W7 W H- UNITED STATE$ liATENT OFFICE,

WALTER KIESER, or BERLIN, GERMANY, assxcnoa TO GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,

' A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

T RBINE SYSTEM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

Application filed January 13, 1909. Serial No; 472.06 2

To a?!) Z/FILOH'L 52'' a2 a1 concern Be it known that I, \VAL'rnu Kiusun, a citlzen of Swltzerland, rcsidlng at lierlln,

Germany,- have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Turbine Systems,

of which the following is a specification.

In modern power plants for generating electricity or for propelling ships it is ,customary to employ turbines as prime movers. In plants of this character it is desirable, on account of their simplicity,

small bulk and rugged construction, to utilize turbines for drivlng the auxlhary apparatus used with the main turbines, such apparatus, for example, as the centrifugal or other pumps for circulating water through the condensers and the pumps for removing air from said condensers.

The present invention has for its object the provision of a system or arrangement of main. and itllXllltlly turbines wherein the of motive fluid necessary for the operation of the auxiliary turbines to the load on the main turbines while keeping the speed of the auxiliary turbines at a proper; value,

thereby maintaining a high degree of efiiciency of the system as a. whole.

In carrying out my invention the mainturbine or turbines have connections to the boilers and to the condensers or other one haust in the usual manner and the rotating element of the turbine is connected to any suitable load. In a turbine thus. arranged,

the steam pressure, which may, torexample,

have an initial value of 17 5 pounds or more,

decreases from this initial value to exhaust pressure as the. steam expandseither gradually or by a series fste s, depending upon the type of turbine.

through auxiliary"turbinesywherein apreence it is possible to take steam at boiler pressure,ipass itcharge it into the main turbine at some convenient pointor stage having a pressure corresponding to the pressure of said discharge, from which point to the main exhaust it will perform useful wor'kin the usual manner. Under such conditions the auxiliary turbines will operate with maximum economy at a relatively low speed best adapted for the pumps driven by them, whereas, if they exhausted into the atmosphere or into a condenser, considerations of steam econ omy would require that they run at a. relatively high speed. Such a. speed would necessitate the use of tion means between the turbines and the pumps which would Complicate the apparatus and be objectionable for other reasons. The auxiliaryffit'urbines are arranged in se- 'ries relation, The first turbine of the series receives steam as above described from the suitable speed redtic boilers orfother suitable source and exhausts it in whole or in part through the other auxiliary turbine or turbines into alower stage ot the main turbine. Each auxiliary turbine has a suitable governing or regulating mechanism for controlling the quantity or the pressure and quantity of the supply of motive fluid thereto, as its speed and load tend to vary with the variations of the load on the main turbine, which mechanism proportions the quantity of steam used by the auxiliaries to the load on the main turbine and increases the economy of the system.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrates one of the invention in which two auxiliary turbines embodiments of my Figure 1:.

arranged in series relation areused with a main turbine and its condensing apparatus; and Fig. 2 is .a modification ofthe governing or regulating mechanism of one of the a Xiliary turbines, v

The main turbine B'Can be of any desired type of construction and its shaft 4 can be connected to an electric generator or to a propeller or other load. Steam or other elastic fluid fromany suitable source is ad-' 'mitted to the valve chest 5 by a conduit 6,

The supplyof motive fluid to thet urbine is controlled by a governingflmecha-nism 7 of" any approved form. "In the present case this mechanism is ,IBSPOHSIVG to speed variations oftheshaft 4. A conduit-8 leads the exhaust from the turbine to'a surface or other condenser 9'01 tothe atmosphere. a v 5 The pumpslo and llfonna part of the condenser system. They are driven .by the feet, namely, the pressure drop or difference turbines 12 and 13, respectively. Live of the auxiliary turbine 12 is increased and steam is supplied'to the turbine 12 by a conits speed increases. This increase in speed duit 14 which is or can be connected to the causes the governor 15 to operate the valve 5 same source that supplies the turbine 3. or device '16 to decrease the quantity of steam For convenience the conduits 6 and 14 are supplied to the turbine so that the steam 70 shown as separate conduits but obviously, consumption. of the auxiliary turbines 12 they could be connected in any desired manand 13 has been reduced in response to the ner. The passage of steam from the condecreased load and consequent drop in presduit 14 to the turbine 12 is controlled by a sure in the main turbine, thus increasing the governor 15 driven from the shaftof the eliiciency of the system.

turbine, which governor acts on .a suitable If a still more efiicient utilization of the valve or device 16 that may vary the area of steam driving the auxiliary turbines be dethe stream of steam flowing. into the turbine sired, the modification shown in Fig. 2 can 15 without affecting its pressure or it may rebe employed. In this form of the invention 80 duce the quantity and pressure of'the steam the by-pass conduit and valve are not used, supply by throttling it. The steam after all oft-he steam from the turbine 12 passing actin on the wheel bucketsof the turbine 12 to-the turbine 3 through the turbine 13 in whic is preferably but not necessarily or which it performs useful work. The con .20 the Curtis type, is exhausted from the turduit 17 leads from the turbine 12 to a steam 85 bine into a conduit 17 that leads to the turchest 22 in this'form of the invention. A bine 13 which is of a similar type. The exgroup of nozzles or other discharge devices haust from the turbine 13 passes through a 23 receives steam from the chest 22 and conconduit 18130 a suitable stage or region of 25 the main turbine.

Leading from the conduit 17 at a point before it enters the turbine 13 to a point in the conduit 18 between the turbines 13 and 3 is a conduit 19 containing a valve or other device 20 which regulates the how through said conduit. A governor or speed responsive device 21 driven from the shaft of the turbine 13 controls the operation of the valve 20, opening it asthespeed rises above normal and closing it as the'speed returns to its proper value. When the pressure in the main turbine falls ofi due to a decrease in load or any other cause, the pressure in conduit 18 is decreased in a corresponding man- 40 ner. As a result of this decrease of pres sure at its outlet, the inlet pressure remaining the same or substantially the same as before, the auxiliary turbine 13 is subjected to the elfect of a greater pressure drop or difference between its inlet and outlet and its pressure in conduit 17 decreases the pressure 110 speedincreases. The increased speed causes drop or difference through the turbine 13 the regulator 21 to open the valve 20 to a and tends to cause that turbine to assume its vgreater or less extent and permit a portion pro er speed. The lowering of pressure in of the exhaust from the turbine 12 to pass conduit 17 also results in an increase in the around the turbine 13 directly-to the con pressure drop or difference through the tur- 115 duitlS'without passing through the/turbine bine 12 which tends to increase its speed.

13L" The conduit '19 thus forms a by-pass or The overnor 15 responds to this increase in shuht' around the turbine 13 from the conspeed and decreases the steam sup 1y to the duit' 17 to the conduit 18. The opening of auxiliary turbines as before. bviously, the oy-pass under-the conditions just dewhen the ressure in the main turbine re- 12d scribed decreases the supply of steam to the turns to its normal value, the auxiliaries'will turbine 13 and lowers the pressure i the automatically adjust themselves to this conconduit 17. Lowering the pressure in the dition; conduit 17 decreases the pressure drop or As will be evident to those skilled in this. difl'erence through the turbine 13 and this' art the number of turbines in the series may 125' duit 17 at all times and directs it against the wheel buckets of theturbine. The discharge from another group of nozzles 24 leading from the chest 22 is regulated by, a valve 25 controlled by a governor or speed responsive device 26 driven from the shaft of the turbine 13. In this apparatus when the pressure falls off in the main turbine 3, thus subjecting the turbine 13 to a greater I pressure drop or difierence, the increased speed of the turbine 13 causes the governor 26 to open the nozzles of the group 24 one after the otherathus increasing the number of nozzles and the area of the combined nozzle passages supplying steam to the turbine. The opening and closing of a nozzle may be accompanied by throttling or the nozzles 5 may be provided with quick acting valves that do not throttle. The effect of opening these additional nozzles is to lower the pressure' in conduit- 17.. The lowering of the decreased drop together with the decreased be made any number greater than two, which supply of steam to the turbine tendsto main-' number was chosen or the sake of conven- Ftain itatsaproper speed. V j ient illustration of the invention t The lowering of the ressure mthe con- Tu accordance with the provisions of the.

6 5 d it, 17 aboye d has another efpatent statutes, I have'described theprinci g.

ple of operation of my invention; together withthe apparatus which I now-consider to what I claim as new and desire to secure by' represent the best embodiment thereof; but -I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and that the invention can b carried out by other means. v

.Having now fully described my invention,

Letters Patent of the United States, is: 1. In combination, a main turbine, auxiliary turbines, a conduit supplying-motive V fluid to the main turbine, a conduit means supplying motive fluid to the auxiliary turbines in series and conveying the exhaust therefrom into the main turbine at an intermediate pressure region, and a regulator for one of said auxiliary turbines which changes the pressure difference to which another of said auxiliary turbines is subjected. 2. In combination, independent turbines working at different pressures and through .which the motive fluid passes in series rela tion in performing work, and a regulator for one turbine which varies the pressure difference to which the preceding turbine is subjected. 3. In combination, independent turbines working at ditferent pressures and through which the motive fluid passes inseries relation in performing useful work, a regulator for one turbine which varies the pressure difl'erence to which the 'precedin turbine is subjected, and a governing mec anism for regulating the speedof the last mentioned turbine. 4. In combination, independent turbines working1 at difi'erent pressures and -throu h which t e motive fluid asses inseries reliir' for one turbine u hich controls the e'xhaust' pressure of the receding turbine, and a gov- 'series relation, a conduit supplying steam to the first turbine of the series from a suitable source of supply, a conduit betweenthe exhaust of the last turbine of the series and a region of suitablepressure inthe. prime 'mover, conduits leadin exhaust. steam from the outlet of each auxiliary turbine tothe inlet of the 'next..turbine' in the series, a speed responsive device for controllin the supply of steam to the first turbine o the steam from one auxiliary turbineto the next when the pressure in said reg onof the prime mover yaries. p

6; In combination, a main turb ne, a lilrality' of auxiliary turbines arrang in series, speed responsive devices actuated by- 'the other turbines of the series, and means controlled by said devices tor-varying; the

pressure in said conduits leading exhaust 1 h series relation, av conduit supplyiiig siianr'to the first turbine of the series from a suitable sourceof supply, a conduit between the exhaust of the last turbine of the series and a region of corresponding pressure in the main turbine, conduits leading exhaust steam froni the outlet of each auxiliary turbine to the inlet of the next turbine in the series, a speed responsive device for controlling the supply of steam to the first turbine of the series, speed responsive devices actuated by the other turbines of the series, and means actuated by said devices for varying the suply of steam to said inlets from said conuits extending between the turbines and also varying the pressure in said conduits when the pressure in said region in the main turbine varies. i

7. In combination, a mainturbinepaw plurality of auxiliary turbines arranged in 35 series'relation, a conduit-supplying steam to the first turbine of theiseries from a suitable source of supply, a conduit between the exhaust of the last turbine of the series and region of corresponding pressure in the main turbine, conduits leading exhaust steam from the outletof each auxiliary turbine to the inlet of the next turbine of the series, a speed responsive device for controlling the supply of steam to the first turbine of the series, aby-pass connecting the supply condui-t of each of the turbines other than the first 'with'its outlet conduit, and speed responsive devices "actuated by the turbines other than the first which control said by passesafnd varythe pressure in said supplyconduits when the pressure in said reg on of the, main turbine varies. v 8. In combination, a main turbine, a-plu- I, of auxiliarv't irbines operating onpressure difi'erences less than that of the main turbine and arrangedin series relation, :1 conduit"for supplying steam to the first turbine ofthe series from a suitable source of supply, aconduit. between the exhaust of the last tur- 1m bins of the series and a region of correspond ing pressure in the main turbine, condu ts leading exhaust steam m the outlet of each auxiliary turbine to the nlet of the next turbine in theseries, a speed respon- 1 5 sive device for cont-rolling the supply of steam to the first turbine of the series, a

by-pass conduit connectingthe supply con duit of each of the auxiliary turbines other than the first with its outlet conduit, a valve in each "of said last mentioned conduits which regulatesthe -flow of steam therethrough, speed responsive devices actuated by the auxiliary turbines other than the first, and connections between said devices,125 and valves for operating the latter to vary thejpressure in said supply conduits-as the I pressure in said region of the main turbine varies and cause the speed responsive device of the first turbine tovary the initial supply is!) Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,081,387.

of steam to it and the other turbines of the series.

5). In combination, a prime mover, a plurality of auxiliary turbines arranged in series relation, a conduit supplying steam to the first turbine of the series from a suitable source of supply, a speed responsive device for controlling the supply of steam to the first turbine, a conduit between the exhaust.

of the last turbine of the series and a region of suitable pressure in the prime mover, conduits leading exhaust steam from the outlet of each auxiliary turbine to the steam chest of the next turbine of the series, discharging devices which direct steam from the chest against the turbine wheel buckets, and speed responsive devices actuated by the auxiliary turbines other than the first which vary the operative area of said discharge devices when thepressure in said region of the prime mover varies.

10. In combination, a main turbine, a plurality of auxiliary turbines arranged in series relation, a conduit supplying steam to the first turbine of the series from a suitable source of su ply, a speed res onsive device for controlling the supply 0 steam to the first turbine, a conduit between the exhaust of the last turbine of the series and a region of corresponding pressure in the main turbine, conduits leading exhaust steam from the outlet of each auxiliary turbine to the steam chest of the next turbine of the series, a plurality of nozzles for directing steam from the chestagainst the turbine wheel buckets, and speed responsive devices actuated by the auxiliary turbines other than the first which vary the number of nozzles in operation and thereby vary the pressure in the conduits extending between the auxiliary turbines as the pressure in the said region of the main turbine varies.

11. In combination, a main turbine, aplurality of auxiliary turbines arranged in series relation, a conduit supplying steam to the first turbine of the series from a suitable source of supply, a speed responsive device controlling the supply of steam to said first turbine, a conduit between the exhaust of the last turbine of the series and a region of corresponding pressure in the main turbine, conduits leading exhaust steam from the outlet .of each turbine of the series to the steam chestof the next, speed responsive devices actuated by the auxiliary turbines other than the first, and a plurality of nozzles which direct steam from the chest against the turbine wheel buckets, some of said no'zzles being in operation at all times and others being brought into andout of operation by said speed responsive devices as the pressure in said region of the main turbine varies, to thereby vary the pressure in the supply conduits of the auxiliary turbines other than the firstand causethe speed responsive device of the first auxiliary turbine to decrease the initial supply of steam to the series of turbines.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 23d day of December, 1908. .WALTER KIESER. Witnesses:

LUWIG CUnELIo, FRIEDRICH GANZERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of iaitents,

Wa shingt on, ID. 0."

It ishereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,081,387, granted December 16., 1913, upon the application of iValter Kieser, of Berlin, Germany, for an improvement in lurbine Systems, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 13, before theword conduit strike out the article a; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the .same may conform to the record. of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of January, A. D., 1914.

J. r. NEWTON,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,081,387.

of steam to it and the other turbines of the series.

5). In combination, a prime mover, a plurality of auxiliary turbines arranged in series relation, a conduit supplying steam to the first turbine of the series from a suitable source of supply, a speed responsive device for controlling the supply of steam to the first turbine, a conduit between the exhaust.

of the last turbine of the series and a region of suitable pressure in the prime mover, conduits leading exhaust steam from the outlet of each auxiliary turbine to the steam chest of the next turbine of the series, discharging devices which direct steam from the chest against the turbine wheel buckets, and speed responsive devices actuated by the auxiliary turbines other than the first which vary the operative area of said discharge devices when thepressure in said region of the prime mover varies.

10. In combination, a main turbine, a plurality of auxiliary turbines arranged in series relation, a conduit supplying steam to the first turbine of the series from a suitable source of su ply, a speed res onsive device for controlling the supply 0 steam to the first turbine, a conduit between the exhaust of the last turbine of the series and a region of corresponding pressure in the main turbine, conduits leading exhaust steam from the outlet of each auxiliary turbine to the steam chest of the next turbine of the series, a plurality of nozzles for directing steam from the chestagainst the turbine wheel buckets, and speed responsive devices actuated by the auxiliary turbines other than the first which vary the number of nozzles in operation and thereby vary the pressure in the conduits extending between the auxiliary turbines as the pressure in the said region of the main turbine varies.

11. In combination, a main turbine, aplurality of auxiliary turbines arranged in series relation, a conduit supplying steam to the first turbine of the series from a suitable source of supply, a speed responsive device controlling the supply of steam to said first turbine, a conduit between the exhaust of the last turbine of the series and a region of corresponding pressure in the main turbine, conduits leading exhaust steam from the outlet .of each turbine of the series to the steam chestof the next, speed responsive devices actuated by the auxiliary turbines other than the first, and a plurality of nozzles which direct steam from the chest against the turbine wheel buckets, some of said no'zzles being in operation at all times and others being brought into andout of operation by said speed responsive devices as the pressure in said region of the main turbine varies, to thereby vary the pressure in the supply conduits of the auxiliary turbines other than the firstand causethe speed responsive device of the first auxiliary turbine to decrease the initial supply of steam to the series of turbines.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 23d day of December, 1908. .WALTER KIESER. Witnesses:

LUWIG CUnELIo, FRIEDRICH GANZERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of iaitents,

Wa shingt on, ID. 0."

It ishereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,081,387, granted December 16., 1913, upon the application of iValter Kieser, of Berlin, Germany, for an improvement in lurbine Systems, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 13, before theword conduit strike out the article a; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the .same may conform to the record. of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of January, A. D., 1914.

J. r. NEWTON,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

